Spinning spindle



Aug. 1l, 1925. 1,549,546

H. J. yHlcscas SPINNING SPINDLE* Filed March 51 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENT'C` ATTO RN EY Aug. 11, 192s. 1,549,546

H.`J. HIGGS SPINNING SPINDLE Filed March 31 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented ug. 11, 192.5.

P AT ENT OFFICE.

4"HENRY JQSEPH-HIGGS, OF SOUTHWELL, ENGLAND.

SPINNING SPINDLE.

Application led March 31, 19273. "Serial No. 629,111.

Be it `known that I, HENRY JOSEPH I-IIGGS, a subject of lthe King of Great Britain, residing `at Southwell, `in the county of Nottingham, in the Kingdom of England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Spinning `Spindles, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements l0 in devices for spinning cotton, wool, fibre or any other kind of thread.

The object of this .invention is to provide in connection 4with spinning devices an antifriction bearing having an oil bath and means to prevent the oil being expelled from the said bearing.

A further object is to so construct the spinning device that it may be driven from underneath the bearing.

lilith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in providing a spinning device with an antifriction bearing having an oil bath and means to prevent the oil being expelled from the said bearing.

The invention further consists in so arranging the spinning device that it may be driven from below the bearing.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in :lo which Figure l is a sectional elevation of one form of spinning device constructed according to this invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof, and

Figure 3 is a plan.

Fig. l is a sectional view showing a slight modification.

As shown, the device consists of a ring or sleeve a, which is adapted to revolve around the bobbin b on which the thread or the like is spun. The sleeve a is supported on a ball or like bearing mounted in the frame c of the spinning machine. This ball bearing comprises an inner ring d, an outer ring or housing e and intermediate balls or the like f. These balls f are adapted to be retained in a cage or the like g. This cage g is made in one piece of metal and has holes drilled on one side only for the reception of the balls. In assembling the cage is dropped over the balls from the top. The cage g is prevented from rising during running by the face of a flange 7L formed on the sleeve a. The inner ring d of the bearing Y flange is mounted on the sleeve a below the flange or the like h which is of any suitable size or shape. This projecting flange 7L is also ,adapted to form a guard for excluding dirt from, and for preventing the escape of -oil from, the said fballfbearing. rThe outer ring or housing e is formed with a flange z' to seat upon the frame C and with an internal To this internal flange 7' is secured lin any suitable manner a cylindrical 'tubular member 7c. Thus .a housing of ``U^shape in cross vsection is provided ,tol form a bath for the oil of the said ball bearing. The housing e is preferably secured to the frame c by a set-screw or the like Z. The lower end of the sleeve a projects below the ball bearing and this extended portion is recessed at m for the reception of the tubular member lc. To the lower end of the sleeve a is secured in any suitable manner a pulley or the like n so that the said sleeve a may be driven from underneath the frame c in which the said sleeve is mounted. rIhe sleeve a is cut in its upper end, with suitable notches or the like o for guiding the thread, so that it is spun on to the bobbin l) when the sleeve a revolves. The upper face or end of the sleeve is preferably not flat but suitable irregularities are provided in order to indicate the position of the notches to the machine operator when stopping the device. These projections, recesses or the like are suitably shaped to facilitate the insertion of the thread in the notch. The flange 7L is so shaped that it may be used for arresting the rotation of the sleeve a by friction applied to it by the application of the operators fingers. If desired, the upper end of the sleeve may be plain and turned to a suitable size or shape to enable a loose part to be fitted in which the slot or the like 0 can be cut.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the outer ring of the ball bearing may be separate from the housing in which it is adapted to be fixed so that the usual form of antifriction bearing may be employed. Further, the housing for the ball bearing in either case may be in the form of a ring or annulus of U-shape in cross section. In this case the tubular member which is integral with the housing may project into a recess or a reduced portion of the sleeve as previously described, or into a circumferential recess or groove formed on the inner race of the bearing overlapping the said tubular member or annular Harige.

lt will be understood that the ball bearing may be made in any suitable form with any number of balls or rows of balls.

That I claim is l. A spinning device comprising a sleeve adapted to rotate around a bobbin, said sleeve being anged to provide a seating for the inner ring of a ball bearing or the like, the outer ring being arranged, or integrally formed in one with7 a housing adapted to be secured in the 'frame of the machine, the said housing being fitted or formed with an interiorly projecting tubular member to provide an oil bath for the said bearing, substantially as described.

2. A spinning device as claimed in claim l, Lwherein the liange of the sleeve is adapted to form a guard for excluding dirtJ from and for preventing escape of oil from the said bearing.

3. A spinning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sleeve is formed with a downwardly projecting extension of reduced diameter for the reception of the oil retaining tubular member7 the said downwardly extending portion olf the sleeve being iitted with a pulley whereby the said sleeve may be driven.

4. A spinning device as claimed in claim l, wherein the upper face or end of the sleeve is provided with thread guiding notches and with means to indicate the posilion of said thread guiding notches.

A spinning device, comprising a sleeve adaptedto rotate around a bobbin, an anti- 'riction bearing arranged between the sleeve and frame of the machine, and a sleeve driving means secured on the sleeve below the anti-friction bearing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

HY. JosEPH mees. 

